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synaesthesia

Pronunciation: /ˌsɪnɪsˈθiːzɪə/
(US synesthesia)
Definition of synaesthesia

noun

[mass noun] Physiology & Psychology
  • the production of a sense impression relating to one sense or part of the body by stimulation of another sense or part of the body.

Derivatives

synaesthete

Pronunciation: /sɪnˈiːsθiːt, -ˈɛs-/
noun

synaesthetic

Pronunciation: /-ˈθɛtɪk/
adjective

Origin:

late 19th century: modern Latin, from syn- 'with', on the pattern of anaesthesia

synaesthesia in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of synaesthesia in the US English dictionary

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